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C. H. PHELPS CASIER GAUGE TARGET Filed Sept. 21, 1931 Dec. 20, 19a

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In measuring the caster of vehicle wheels, it is desirable, if not absolutely essential, to have the axles of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle in the same horizontal plane and, to accomplish this result, it is the practice to provide a tar t which is arranged in die rear axle and upon proper relation to the front axle, is trained.

The present invention seeks to provide a target of simple construction which may be easily adjusted to the height of the rear axle and which may be accurately. sighted throng h the transit. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter fully setforth and defined.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a rspective View of a target, embodying t e present inventon, showthe same in its operative 'tion. ig. 2 is an enlarged detail section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a standard 1 which is secured, at, its lower end in a base 2 which should be of snflicient weight and area to firmly support the standard in an upright position, and in the drawing is shown as consist" of three arms radiating equi-distantly standard. The standard is a straight rod of circular section and fitted uponthe stand- 7 ard is a collar 3 carrying a set screw 4 which may be turned .home against the standard so as to hold the collar at any point in the height of the latter, as will be understood upon reference toFig. 2. At the side oppositethe set screw 4, the collar 3 is formed with a stud 5 which has an internally threaded socket 6 therein and pivotally mounted upon this stud is an index or pointer bar 7, a tapered pin or index fpointer 8 being secured in and extending om one end of the bar to enga or bear against the hub cap of a wheel, 1n icated at 9. At its opposite end, the pointer bar 7 is flattened and vertically enlarged so as to project outwardly from the standard 1 an form a visible target which ma transit. pen one side, at its outer end, the

be easily viewed through the 'scription, taken in connection wit bar has a sighting emblem 10 formed thereon, which is shown, and is preferably in the form of a cross,the, arms of which are relatively narrow so that it may be caused to aline accurately with the crossed hair lines usually provided in the sight opening in the transit. Immediately over the o ning through the bar by which it is fitted upon the stud 5, a spirit level 11 is secured upon the bar, as shown, and a set bolt12 is engaged in the threaded socket 6 to bear upon a spring washer 13 interposed between the head of the bolt and the side of the bar, as shown clearly in Fig; 2, whereby, when the bolt 12 is turned home, the washer will be caused to exert frictional pressure upon the bar to hold it in a set position although the bar may be readily turned by the application of slight prmnre.

v The collar 3 is adjusted vertically upon the standard 1 to bring the pointer? 8 into the horizontal planeof the axle ofthe wheel and the set screw 4 is then turned home. The I index or pointer bar 7 is until the level indicates that it is in a horizontal plane and the tool is then laced in axial alinement with the wheel so t at the end of the pin or pointer 8 will bear against the center of the hub cap 9, as will be understood. If, after bringing the index bar into a horipivotallyadjusted zontal plane, the end of the pointer or pin 8 does not aline with the center of the hub cap, of course further vertical ad'ustment of the collar 3 will be necessary. aving-set the target in the manner stated, the transit is arranged adj acentthe front wheelof'the vehicle and the sight 0 ning thereof trained upon the emblem 10 ofihe target. The transit is, of course, equi ped with a level and is suitably constructe to be properly alined with the center of the front axle so that if, after being properly alined with the axle and trained upon the tar t, the transit should appear to be out of a firizontal plane it will be at once known that the two axles are not on the same level and proper adjustment of the vehicle may then be effected. It will be readily seen from the fore oing dethe accompanying drawing, that I have provided 'an exceedingly simple target which may be roduced at'a very low cost and which may be readily ad'usted into its operative position and may be applied to wheels of various 5 diameters. I

Having thus described thein'vention, I i i I n a target comprising a suppo an an index bar vertically adjustable upon the sup-.. port and mounted for pivotal movement in a vertical plane, the bar being provided-with a pointer at one end and with a sighting emblem on its side at its opposite end, I

2. A target comprising a support-an index 1 bar vertically ad ustable upon the support 1 and mounted for pivotal movement in a ver-' tical plane and provided atone end on its side with a sighting emblem, a pointer projecting from t e opposite end of the bar in glinement therewith, and alevel upon the ar. I 1

3. A. target-comprising-a standard; a collar mounted on the standard and vertically adf'ustable thereon and provided upon one I si e with a stud having an internally threaded socket,- an index bar engaged upon said stud, a set bolt engaged in the socket in the stud, a friction device interposed between the .head of said bolt-and the side of the bar whereby the bar may be held frictionally in a set position I ainst the side of the collar around the stu a pointer projecting from one end of the barin alinement therewith, a sighting emblem on the side of the bar at'the op osite end thereof,'and a level on the bar. n testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

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